Gov. Tim Walz's 1995 DUI arrest scrutinized by CNN reporter during fact-check.

In 2006, CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski verified the accuracy of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's statements about his 1995 DUI arrest.

Kaczynski stated that the story revolves around a person who was arrested for a DUI and subsequently made false and misleading statements to the public about it.

Despite his efforts to minimize the significance of his drunk driving arrest in the mid-'90s, Walz's past legal troubles have persistently followed him.

In 1995, while teaching in Nebraska, Walz was stopped for speeding at 96 mph in a 55-mph area.

In 2006, Walz's campaign for Congress in Minnesota's 1st District denied that he was drunk and attributed a "misunderstanding" with police to his "deafness," which his campaign manager claimed had been "surgically corrected."

On Friday, Kaczynski countered Walz's 2006 campaign statements regarding DUI arrests, addressing each point.

"Kaczynski stated that the campaign made false claims about Walz driving himself to the station and being allowed to drive home. The DUI charges were dropped because they were unfounded, and the campaign even criticized the trooper for not realizing Walz had hearing impairment."

"The details of the 1995 arrest show that none of what was said in the 2006 race was true," he said.

In recent days, the Walz campaign has been dealing with more than just misleading or false representations of Walz's 1995 DUI arrest.

Some former Army National Guard members who served with Walz have criticized him for leaving the Guard before it was deployed to Iraq and for allegedly misrepresenting his rank.

Walz, a veteran of the Minnesota National Guard, has often described himself as a "retired command sergeant major." However, the Minnesota National Guard clarifies that while Walz held the rank of command sergeant major, he retired as a Master Sergeant in 2005 for benefit purposes because he did not complete additional coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy.

Planet Chronicle Digital did not receive an immediate response from the Harris campaign when requested for a comment.

Planet Chronicle' Chris Pandolfo and Taylor Penley contributed to this report.